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<p>The Northern Ireland Office considers equality issues in exercising its functions,
to comply with all relevant equality legislation and to ensure it understands how
its activities will affect different people. Although there is no legal requirement
to publish equality impact assessments under the public sector equality duty at Section
149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Department must also comply with the requirements
of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with Schedule
9 4.(2)(d) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, the Department is required to publish
details of all policy screenings or Equality Impact Assessments (EQIAs) on a six monthly
basis and include a summary of all screening reports and EQIAs in its Section 75 Annual
Progress Report. The latest reports can be found on the Northern Ireland Office website
at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office&page=2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office&page=2</a></p><p>
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